Today was another big day in the wedding planning. I won’t be able to give too many details, because Chris can’t read this and he’s not allowed to know, but today the plans for the wedding gained some real ground. My mother, sisters and Alyssa and I went to David’s Bridal and had my consultation for my gown and the others we needed. It was a very successful day for us, much more so than I expected. I wasn’t even sure I would find a dress that I even liked, and it turns out the one for me was the very first one I even tried on.
It was reasonably priced, though it could have been a couple hundred less for my liking. The alterations are what really make the price tag skyrocket. But, I was able to find a dress that I love and for that I can’t really complain. We also found Alyssa’s flower girl dress, which we’re going to reuse the month after mine and Chris’s wedding for Jennifer’s. Jennifer is my adopted sister who is getting married in August.
We also were able to find the bridemaid dresses for Shelly and Jen. They are going to be apple red, but of a different style. I think it’ll be nice for them to have a different look but it will all tie in together because of the color and the flowers, which will be the same.
We were able to also get our invitations. They are in red writing, with a raised heart design and the envelopes have a red insert. We also got some really cute napkins with a boy and girl kissing and our names underneath them 
I think Chris will like them too. I wish he could be more involved in these sorts of planning things, but I suppose its just the natural thing for guys not to be as involved. He probably would wish he wasn’t as involved if he actually got to be, it’s very tiring.
I’m exhausted from the day we had. Wedding dress fittings are really uncomfortable, especially if the shoes you’re using just to test the height you need are like shoes from hell. But it’s all worth it in the end to know that I’ll feel pretty when I walk down the aisle to become Mrs. Nixon
